In this drawing tutorial that's suitable for beginners, I show you 9 ways to scale and transfer an image to paper. Whether you are working from real life or a photo I share the pros and cons of various methods so you can choose and combine the best ones for you. From tracing paper to grid methods, scale dividers and more!
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
2:35 Tracing Paper
6:08 Graphite Tracedown Paper
7.59 Scaling a Photo to your paper
11:10 Grid Method
14:21 Simpler Grids
15:46 Scale Divider Tools
18:34 The Envelope Method
20:56 Your Pencil as a Measuring Tool
25:54 Using the Edge of the Paper
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